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Asquith (YFB-42)
Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Yard Ferryboat:
Built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, NY (YN 285)
Launched, date unknown
Completed for Electric Ferries, Inc., New York, NY as ferryboat Gotham (ON 240384), 1941
Purchased by Navy and placed in service as Asquith (YFB-42), 19 December 1942
Assigned to 1st Naval District at Newport, RI, 1943-1947
Placed out of service and turned over to Maritime Commission, September 1947
Struck from the Naval Register, 29 September 1947
Resumed service as Gotham, 1947
Sold to Port Authority Ferry Co., Philadelphia, PA, renamed Delaware, 1965
Final Disposition, out of documentation, 1978
Specifications:
Displacement 569 gross tons
Length 172' 3"
Beam 42' 0"
Draft 9' 6"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion
one 12-cylinder diesel
single propeller, unknown hp
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Asquith (YFB-42)
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